Heels Made Of Hands (Or, How To Create A Shoe That Gives Us Nightmares)

393

Few other shoe designers have Charlotte Olympia's chutzpah. The brand is a force for statement soles, churning out season after season of cheeky designs that touch on everything from Hollywood icons to Superbowl fandom to Archie Comics (RIP). But, one of the newest designs gives us pause. Or, rather, hands.

With ruby-tipped nails atop embroidered fingers, the "hands on embellished suede sandals" are almost too appropriately named. An overlapping pattern of fingers and palms wrap the shoe, which is an allover pale, fleshy tone. The closures along the front come together as if the wearer's foot is being gripped in a fist. And, about that fabric: Against some complexions, it'll probably require a double-take to ensure if it's skin or suede.

Essentially, this disembodied-hands stiletto is either the wonderfully weird design of your dreams or a manicured monster who's about to take control of your toes. We're both in awe of Charlotte Olympia's ingenuity and petrified that this may be the high-fashion version of Leatherface for your feet. Feel free to weigh in on where you stand in the comments.

Easter Sunday is still more than a month away, but there's no time like the present to start hunting for Easter eggs. Not the dip-dyed ones that kiddos like. We're talking about the hidden references and inside jokes lurking in your favorite films and TV shows. Like Rachel Green's Central Perk costume, the color coding in read

Everyone knows Google already has one of the most striking headquarters in tech. Its sprawling
Mountain View offices are home to dozens of restaurants, climbing walls, bocce
ball courts, nap pods — we could really go on all day. But now, hot on
the heels of another big-time tech makeover, Google's primary-colored campus read